Ride height
10-12-2011, 12:55 PM
#21
Race Director
Couple things different with the pictured car.
Spring is a replacement, leaf thickness is too thick for original and is arched too much.
Cushions are too thick, possibly poly and don't compress like rubber.
With the jack sitting right there in the pic, I doubt if that is the real height anyway, although the camber doesn't look as if it has just been lifted.
Here is a pic using Guldstrand shortened lower leaf, a couple leafs removed and stock bolts with poly cushions on 255x60x15 tires. Has about 1-1/2" between fender and tire.
Spring is a replacement, leaf thickness is too thick for original and is arched too much.
Cushions are too thick, possibly poly and don't compress like rubber.
With the jack sitting right there in the pic, I doubt if that is the real height anyway, although the camber doesn't look as if it has just been lifted.
Here is a pic using Guldstrand shortened lower leaf, a couple leafs removed and stock bolts with poly cushions on 255x60x15 tires. Has about 1-1/2" between fender and tire.
10-12-2011, 05:53 PM
#22
Team Owner
Last edited by Paul L; 10-12-2011 at 05:55 PM.
10-12-2011, 06:17 PM
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Hi,
I see an advertisement from a company that has an F-41 spring, (7 leaves, correct 315# spring rate), that they specifically state yields the correct ride height.
I don't know if they have a standard suspension, (9 leaf), spring or not.
The F-41 option actually gave the car a slight lower ride height than standard.
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Alan
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I see an advertisement from a company that has an F-41 spring, (7 leaves, correct 315# spring rate), that they specifically state yields the correct ride height.
I don't know if they have a standard suspension, (9 leaf), spring or not.
The F-41 option actually gave the car a slight lower ride height than standard.
Regards,
Alan
America's Finest Corvettes...888-318-3883
10-12-2011, 11:35 PM
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10-13-2011, 09:39 AM
#25
Drive the car a bit, so that it settles down. When the ride height is correct, the half shafts will be very nearly horizontal, maybe 1/8" high on the inside. Make sure the wheel camber is on spec first.
